Child care control

What is it?

It is important that a child care center, out-of-school care, guest parent location or host parent agency is of good quality. Therefore, if you have a child care organization, your location is inspected every year by an inspector from the Municipal Health Service (GGD).

How does it work?

The GGD inspector visits unannounced and checks, among other things:

  • your educational policy plan is adhered to in practice
  • there are enough staff present for the number of children in care
  • the groups are not too large
  • Every employee has a certificate of good conduct (VOG)
  • every employee has the appropriate certifications
  • there is a safe and healthy shelter location

The inspector also asks questions of the parents' committee. The GGD prepares a report of the inspection.

For parents

In the Landelijk Register Kinderopvang (LRK) you will find details of all childcare organizations that meet the legal requirements at the start. Here you will also find the registration number of each organization. You may need this number if you apply for childcare allowance. On the LRK website you can also download the GGD reports.

If, as a parent, you have a complaint about a child care organization, you first go to the organization itself with your complaint. If you do not receive a response or your complaint is not taken seriously, you can submit your complaint within 3 months to the Geschillencommissie Kinderopvang

As a parent, do you have a conflict with a child care organization? Then you can report your complaint to the Childcare Complaints Commission Foundation.

If you as a stakeholder have indications that there are risks to the quality or safety of child care, you can report this as a signal to the GGD or the municipality.

What to do.

You must post the child care supervisor's inspection report on your website. If you do not have a website, you must make the report available for inspection in a place accessible to parents and staff.

Child Care Act

According to the Child Care Act, every formal child care center must apply to the municipality for registration in the National Register of Child Care (LRK).

Learn more

More information on supervision and enforcement can be found in the central government's leaflet .